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The price of Talos Energy Inc (NYSE: TALO) closed at $8.55 in the last session, down -3.28% from day before closing price of $8.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded. TALO stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.41.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at TALO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.37. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, CapitalOne on June 16, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On December 05, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $12.
On September 19, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $16.Mizuho initiated its Outperform rating on September 19, 2024, with a $16 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 27 ’24 when Control Empresarial de Capital bought 100,000 shares for $10.31 per share. The transaction valued at 1,030,980 led to the insider holds 43,545,604 shares of the business.
Control Empresarial de Capital bought 336,700 shares of TALO for $3,430,502 on Sep 26 ’24. The Add’l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1 now owns 43,445,604 shares after completing the transaction at $10.19 per share. On Sep 25 ’24, another insider, Control Empresarial de Capital, who serves as the Add’l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1 of the company, bought 250,000 shares for $10.52 each. As a result, the insider paid 2,628,825 and bolstered with 43,108,904 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, TALO now has a Market Capitalization of 1525790336 and an Enterprise Value of 2690181376. As of this moment, Talos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 59.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.309 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.91.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for TALO is 0.81, which has changed by -0.19868791 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, TALO has reached a high of $12.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.22%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, TALO traded on average about 2.72M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2404550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 178.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.49M. Insiders hold about 25.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.92% stake in the company. Shares short for TALO as of 1752537600 were 10720050 with a Short Ratio of 3.94, compared to 1749772800 on 12912411. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10720050 and a Short% of Float of 9.4799995.
